Water-reservoir



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PatentedJune 4, 1889.

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UNITED STATES ATENT Tries.

HERMAN DAUE, OF l/VOODLAND, IVISCONSIN.

WATER-RESERVOIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,386, dated June 4, 1889.

Application filed June 28, 1838.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERMAN DAUE, of \Voodland, in the county of Dodge and State of Wisconsin have invented new and useful a 1 Improvements in \Vater-Reservoirs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of said invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the construction of water-reservoirs.

The object of my invention is to so simplify the construction of a water-reservoir that the same may be cheaply and easily constructed from ordinary lumber by a carpenter with his ordinary carpenter-tools and implements, and also which iupase of shrinkage may be tightened at any point by the application of a wrench.

The construction of my .invention is explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a side view, and Fig. 2 represents an end view, thereof.

Like parts are represented by the same reference-letters in both views.

Referring to Fig. 2, the sides A A and bottom B of the reservoir are made of ordinary plank, the edges of which are planed to form a close joint. The planks forming the side pieces A A are drawn firmly together by the horizontal cross-pieces G O and bolts D D. The cross-pieces O C extend across the bottom and top of the respective sides A A, and are connected together by the bolts D D. The planks which form the bottom B are drawn together by the series of bolts K K, which extend centrally through said planks. The bottom B extends beneath the respective sides A A, and is drawn firmly in contact with the lower edges of the sides A by said bolts D D and cross-pieces C, while the respective sides A A are drawn toward each other and firmly against the respective ends of the end pieces F by the horizontally-arranged bolts Gr G and vertical side pieces H H.

In addition to rods D D and horizontal Serial No. 278,458. (No model.)

cross-pieces C C, I have provided a series of vertically-arranged bolts J .I, which extend centrally through the several planks forming the respective sides A A, and by which said planks may be drawn in close contact with each other and against the bottom B.

Heretoforc it has been common in construct-- ing reservoirs from planks to surround the planks composing the sides, ends, and bottom by framework which is joined together at the respective corners of the reservoirs, in which case it is difficuit to tighten the joints between the planks, as the several parts composing the surrounding frame are joined together and cannot be moved independently of each other, while by my improvement the vertical side pieces H H, the horizontal crosspieces G G, and the retaining-bolts connected therewith are so arranged that theplanks composing the sides may be tightened or drawn together independently of the ends or bottom of the tank, while the planks composing the bottom may also be drawn together independently of the sides or ends of the reservoir, while the planks composing the ends may also be drawn together independent-1y of the sides.

Thus it is obvious that by my construction I am enabled to tighten the joints between the sides and bottom, between the sides and ends, and between the ends and bottom independently of each other by simply turning down the nuts upon the several retaining-bolts, while at the same time the reservoir thus made may be easily and cheaply constructed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a water-reservoir, the combination of the bottom B, formed of separate pieces of plank, bottom-retai nin g bolts K, passing horizontally through apertures formed in the body of said plank, sides A A and side-retaining bolts J passing through apertures formed in the plank composing said sides, vertical crosspieces II, secured to the exterior surface of the respective sides of said tank by the retaining cross-bolts G, retaining cross-bolts G, horizontal cross-pieces C C, respectively located one above and the other beneath the l'QhlllffllilVO sides oi the Tank and retaining- In testimony whereof Ialllix mysignntln'e in bolts 1), said retaining-bolts I) being adapted presence of two \VlUlCSSUS. 1:0 draw said side planks A in close contact with each other and the bottom B, and said HERMAN DAUE. 5 bolts G G being adapted to retain said side planks in eeni'aet with the respective ends of: \Viinesses: the end planks of said i1m1k,nll snbslanivially JAS. B. ERWIN, as and for the pin-pose specified. (f '1. BENEDICT. 

